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To: slacker711 who wrote (166205)	2/20/2014 10:54:33 PM
From: MGV	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213185

All of a sudden subsidies which looked unjustifiable start to make sense Not everyone thought Chinese carriers would never engage in a price war through subsidy offers. Carrier economics, as your post notes, favor signing on the highest data users. The capital costs of being a carrier and the competitive requirements in China are not much different than in the US. Expectations for Apple in China might be ratcheted up before long.

To: slacker711 who wrote (166205)	2/21/2014 7:59:55 AM
From: Moonray	1 Recommendation Recommended By MGV Respond to of 213185

....a price war on the high-end in China would be an absolutely great thing for Apple. It would appear to me that a price war is ALREADY underway. There is this story from Jan 8 about lowered prices Message 29319496 And this one from Jan 16 making reference to "China Mobile (0941) will start selling the latest iPhone in the mainland tomorrow, joining a price war with its two rivals, China Unicom (0762) and China Telecom (0728), which launched the smartphone last year." Message 29333995 o~~~ O